Re: [CR]re: why no dynohubs?

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Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 13:03:25 -0400
To: Mark Stonich <bikesmith@earthlink.net>, John Betmanis <johnb@oxford.net>
From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]re: why no dynohubs?
cc: classicrendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

Quoth John Betmanis:
>>The S-A Dynohub is no longer made,

Mark Stonich replied:
>http://www.sturmey-archer.com/hubs_fh_XFDD.php
>According to a long term report in VeloVision #25 they work quite
>well, but the drum brake leaves a bit to be desired.

This is not a "Dynohub" as far as I can tell. Sun Race/Sturmey-Archer is not using that trademark, I don't know why.

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